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Marcasite from
Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France


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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Marcasite, etc.

Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Common in all the veins
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Proustite2
Fluorite2
Acanthite1
Stephanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:207409
Long-form Identifier:1:3:207409:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLa Baisse quarry, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMaraval mine, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘL'Avellan mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMaurevieille Mine, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Grasse Arrondissement, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘLe Charbonnier Mine, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘBasaltics lava flows, Reyran valley, Fréjus, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘGrands Caous quarry, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘPennafort, Callas, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘLes Porres Mine, Les Arcs, Draguignan, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘPierre vein, Saint Daumas - Pic Martin mines, Le Cannet-des-Maures, Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
References
Belot, Victor R. (1978) Guide des minéraux, coquillages et fossiles: où les trouver en France, comment les reconnaître et les collectionner. Guides Horay.
Mari, Gilbert (2002) La mine de Fontsante (Var) [The Fontsante mine (Var)]. Le Règne Minéral, 8 (43) 38-60
 
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